Mods Communicator Menu

Outward Mods Communicator Menu

A visual in-game menu interface for the Outward Mods Communicator event system. Browse, inspect, and publish events directly from a user-friendly UI.

Overview

Outward Mods Communicator Menu gives you a graphical interface to interact with the Mods Communicator event system. Instead of typing complex chat commands, you can use this menu to:

• Browse all registered events from every mod
• See which mods publish which events
• View which mods subscribe to events
• Send (publish) events with custom parameters
• Toggle the menu with a hotkey or chat command

Requirements

This mod requires the following dependencies to be installed:

| Dependency | Purpose |

|------------|---------|

| Outward Mods Communicator | Core event bus system |

| Chat Commands Manager | Enables /MCMenu command |

| SideLoader | Keybinding support |

| UniverseLib | UI framework |

How to Use

Opening the Menu

You can open the menu in two ways:

• Chat Command: Type /MCMenu in the in-game chat
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press your configured hotkey (needs to be set through settings)

Menu Tabs

The menu has three main tabs:

Publish Tab

Use this tab to send events to mods.

How to publish an event:

• Enter the Mod GUID (e.g., gymmed.loot_manager_*)

• Enter the Event Name (e.g., AddLoot)

• Click on registered parameters to add them, or create custom dynamic parameters

• Click Publish to send the event

Parameters:

• Registered Parameters: Parameters that the event was originally designed to accept. Click on them to add to your payload.
• Dynamic Parameters: Custom parameters not in the original event schema. Specify the name, type, and value.

Subscribers Tab

View which mods are listening to which events. This shows you:

• Which mods have subscribed to events
• What callback methods they use
• The event names they're listening for

This helps you understand how different mods communicate and react to each other.

Publishers Tab

See which mods have published events. This shows:

• Mod GUIDs that have published events
• The events they've sent
• Payload data that was sent

Useful for debugging and understanding the event flow between mods.

Features

Type Support

When entering parameter values, the menu supports various data types:

| Type | Example |

|------|---------|

| Primitives | string, int, float, bool, double |

| Enums | Character.Factions.Bandits, ItemDrop.ItemData.ItemType.Weapon |

| Collections | Lists and arrays of any supported type |

| Vectors | Vector2, Vector3, Vector4 |

Validation

The menu provides real-time validation:

• Warns if the event isn't registered
• Shows parsing errors for invalid values
• Displays success messages after publishing

Installation

Manual Install

• Create the directory: Outward\BepInEx\plugins\OutwardModsCommunicatorMenu\
• Extract the mod archive to an empty folder
• Copy the contents from the plugins\ folder to the directory you created
• Your folder should look like: Outward\BepInEx\plugins\OutwardModsCommunicatorMenu\OutwardModsCommunicatorMenu.dll
• Launch the game

Install

Install through the mod manager by searching for "Mods Communicator Menu".

Troubleshooting

Menu doesn't open:

• Ensure all dependencies are installed
• Check that the mod is loaded (look for log messages in BepInEx\LogOutput.log)

Events won't publish:

• Verify the mod GUID and event name are correct
• Check the parameter types match what the event expects

Parameters not showing:

• Not all events have registered parameters
• Use dynamic parameters to add custom data

Technical Details

The menu is built using:

• UniverseLib: For creating the in-game UI panels
• Event Bus: Connects to Outward Mods Communicator's event system
• Harmony: For game method patching

Licensing

This project is licensed under MIT. See LICENSE file for details.

This software uses UniverseLib ( licensed under LGPL-2.1. The source code for UniverseLib is availa